Midwestern charm

Macomb is full of that Midwestern charm that's hard to find anywhere else. Take a walk around the downtown square to meet up with friends at the coffee shop or restaurants, visit eclectic shops and boutiques or hit up the Farmer's Market on Thursdays and Saturdays for fresh produce or homemade desserts. Go West Transit provides students with fare-free, convenient transportation from and around campus and with service to the entire Macomb community.

A Safe Place to Live and Learn

The community and University are closely integrated and work together to create a safe environment for everyone to learn and grow. Residence hall facilities provide more than 4,400 students with living and dining services. All residence halls are smoke-free and rooms are wired for LAN and wireless internet. Many off-campus housing possibilities, including fraternities and sororities, are open to upper-division students.

The Leslie F. Malpass Library in Macomb is the main branch at WIU and provides an inviting environment for research and study. The Macomb campus also has three specialized branch libraries for music, curriculum, and physical sciences.

The Macomb campus is home to 20 NCAA Division I sports, while Campus Recreation offers a variety of fitness opportunities, intramural sports programs and club sports. Other opportunities for student involvement include leadership development, volunteer services, student programming, Student Government Association, fraternities and sororities, and over 250 student organizations.

Sherman Hall, which opened in 1902, is the oldest building on the Macomb campus and serves as the main administrative building. It houses offices such as Undergraduate Admissions, Financial Aid and the Registrar, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Whether you want to lift weights, go for a run, take a dip in the pool, or socialize with friends, the Rec Center has something for everyone. All enrolled students are able to use the center at no additional cost.

Home of the Fighting Leathernecks, Hanson Field is named after former Leatherneck football, basketball and baseball coach and athletics director Ray "Rock" Hanson. The stadium was dedicated in 1950 and seats over 16,000 fans.

Thompson, a 19-story, 800-room residence hall, was built in 1969 and renovated in 2013. The hall features both single and double rooms, is connected to a dining center and features a convenience store and a 24-hour computer lab.

WIU's main library branch boasts six levels, two electronic classrooms, wireless internet coverage, a number of in-house collections on specialized topics and more - an inviting environment for research and study.

The Union is the community center of the Macomb campus and provides a variety of meeting and dining facilities. Union services include a food court, meeting/banquet rooms, ballrooms, a bookstore, guest rooms, computer stations, a small theatre, a convenience store and more.